What famous racing driver never actually drove a Gulf sponsored Porsche in LeMans ?
Among the names you might expect: Hurly Haywood, Mark Donohue, Walter Röhrl, Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Al Holbert, and Hans-Joachim Stuck. And of course, some of motorsports biggest names also have never driven a Gulf sponsored Porsche at Le Mans: Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Sebastian Loeb, Damon Hill, Dale Earnhadt, Lewis Hamilton, Jackie Stewart, Sterling Moss, Richard Petty, Alain Prost, Colin McRae, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso, and so on.
The fact of the matter is, there are only a few drivers that actually have driven Gulf Porsches at Le Mans. The Gulf-Weyer team only ran Porsches at Le Mans for 1970 and 1971. A variety of Gulf sponsored Porsches appeared at other events, but as for Le Mans, it was only the Porsche 917k during these two years. As such, any driver that isn't Jo Siffert, Brian Redman, David Hobbs, Pedro Rodriguez, Mike Hailwood, Leo Kinnunen, Richard Attwood, Herbert Müller, or Jackie Oliver didn't drive a Gulf sponsored Porsche at Le Mans (might've missed one, but that certainly covers the "famous" drivers).
I suspect the answer you might be looking for is Steve McQueen? Although not really a famous racing driver, he was famous and did race. In 1970, he had intended to drive a 917 at Le Mans (partnered with Jackie Stewart in a car with Gulf livery), but the entry was not accepted. The #20 car that is depicted as his in the film was driven in the race by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman.
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